Curriculum Vitae Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Krishna Raj Associate Professor, Center for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP) INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE (ISEC), BANGLALORE- 560 072, INDIA

1. Areas of Specialization:

Environmental, Ecological and Resource Economics Ecosystem Services of Common Property Resources: Forests and Water Economic, Environmental and Institutional aspects of Forests and Water Conservation and Management. Urban Water Supply and Management (Bangalore City) Ecotourism in Protected Areas (Economic Valuation of biodiversity) Biodiversity Conservation, Institutions and Traditional Environmental Knowledge Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and Biodiversity Conservation

2. Academic Qualifications:

B.A. (History, Economics and Political Science) from Mysore University, Mysore, India with first Class (61 Per cent) in 1993

M.A. in Economics with specialization in Environmental Economics, First Class (63 Per cent) From Mysore University, Mysore, India in 1995

Ph.D in Economics (Environmental Economics), University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India, in 2005

Title of the Ph.D Thesis and Guide: “Forests, Environment and Local Community: A Case Study of Coorg (Kodagu) District” under the Guidance of Prof. B.S.Sreekantaradhya, Former Professor of Economics, DOS in Economics and Cooperation, University of Mysore, Mysore. Thesis available in the following website: http://203.200.22.249:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/271/1/Forestsenvi ronment_local_community_kodagu.pdf

3. Other Qualification:

⇒ State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) cleared in 1996

4. Teaching and Research Experience:

Associate Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India since August 31st 2006.

PG Lecturer (Permanent), Department of Economics, Kuvempu University, Post Graduate Center, Davangere, India from May 1998 to August 2006

Research Scholar, DOS in Economics and Cooperation, University of Mysore, Mysore, India, from August 1996 to May 1998.

Guest Faculty, Government First Grade College, Kunigal, Bangalore University, from August 2005 to May 2006.

5. Visiting/ Chair Professorship

ICCR Chair Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India for the year Sept, 2011- August, 2012

6. Fellowship: Sir Ratan Tata Trust Fellowship:

Visiting Scholar, Watershed Institute, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, During 2013- 2014 Collaborative Research between Dr. David Soll, University of Wisconsin (USA) and ISEC on the topic ‘Climate change and Efficiency of Urban Water Supply and Demand Management in Bangalore and New York Cities: A Comparative Study (2013-2014)

7. Selected and Forthcoming Publications:

⇒ Books:

8. Forests, Environment and Local community: A Special Reference to Western Ghats of India, By Manak Publication Private Ltd, New Delhi (2008). ISBN No. 978-817831-166-1

9. Biodiversity, Indigenous Environmental Knowledge and IPRs: Theoretical and Policy Perspective, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (2011) ISBN:978-3-8443-0978-2

⇒ State Government Reports:

1. “Status of Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangalore city” in State of Environment Report for Bangalore City-2008 , Government of India and Karnataka. Report available in the following website: http://parisaramahiti.kar.nic.in/soerbangalore2008.html Paper news coverage on this project finding:

(50 p.c. of Cauvery water lost in transit, The Hindu) http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060660800100.htm

Drying sources tell parched tale Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Drying-sources-tell- parched-tale/articleshow/4619034.cms

'Afforestation immediate action point' Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Afforestation- immediate-action-point/articleshow/4618561.cms

10. “Water Resource Management in Karnataka” in State of Environment Report for Karnataka-2010 , Department of Ecology, Environment and Forests, and EMPRI, Government of Karnataka.

11. Economic Instruments for Environmental Conservation” in State of Environment Report for Karnataka-2010, Department of Ecology, Environment and Forests, and EMPRI, Government of Karnataka.

12. Economic Survey of Karnataka 2010-2011, contributed for Chapter 5 on “Natural Resources and Environment” published by Programme Monitoring and Statistics Department, Government of Karnataka (2011)

13. Articles:

1. Krishna Raj (2013) “Sustainable Urban Habitats and Urban Water Supply: Accounting for Unaccounted for Water in Bangalore city, India, in International Journal “Current Urban Studies” published by Scientific Research, Print: ISSN-2328-4900, online: 2328-4919. forthcoming

2. Krishna Raj and Ravi D R (2012) Air Pollution, Health Implications- An Insight to Urban Governance in International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Volume 05, No. 04 August, 2012 Pp. 1096-1099

3. Krishna Raj and Ravi D R (2012) Attributable ill health due to Urban Air Pollution – A Case Study of Bangalore City India in International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Volume 05, No. 03 June 2012 Pp. 479-483

4. Krishna Raj, (2012): Sustainable Urban Habitats and Urban Water Supply: Accounting for Unaccounted for Water in Bangalore city, India, INSEE Conference , Hyderabad, Conference volume 2012.

5. Research paper entitled “Economics of Forest Dependence: The Evidences from Nagarhole National Park, Western Ghats of Karnataka” in edited volume on “Governing Forest Resources for Economic Outcome” edited by Dr. Somnath Ghosal, Manak Publication PVT limited, New Delhi 2012.

6. “Green Business for Greening Karnataka” in FKCC Journal 30 th Volume, Issue 12, December, 2009.

7. Property Rights and Deforestation in Western Ghats of India in edited book entitled “Ecological Economics: An Approach towards Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability” edited by Sunil Nautiyal and Bibhu Prasad Nayak, Published by Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, 2010

8. “Where all the water has gone? Neither supply-side nor demand-side urban water management in Bangalore City, India” edited by F Doulati Ardejani in Conference proceeding of the “International conference on Water Resources (ICWR) Published by Shahrood university of Technology, Shahrood, Iran, 2009 pp 2-9. http://www.civilica.com/EnPaper-ICWR01-ICWR01_227.html

9. “The Economic Value of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood Needs and Protecting Local Ecological Services: A Case Study of Nagarhole National Park, India” in IUFRO World Series Volume 21 on “Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge jointly published by IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF and Asia-Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (AFAFRI) 2008.

10. The Economic Value of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Protecting Local Ecological Services: A Case Study of Nagarhole National Park in edited volume brought out by Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), 2008. 11. Ground water Users, wakeup: Danger Ahead: Message from Experts published in e-social science journal Mumbai Dated 4th October 2007.

12. “Do Property Rights Really Influence Forest Conservation and Management in Western Ghat of India?” available at University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England website: http://iasc2008.glos.ac.uk/conference%20papers/papers/N/Nanjundaiah_218501.pdf

13. The Role of Forests in Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Development (2005) in edited Book by H.K. Jyothi and M. Madhumathi

14. Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights and Protection of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge of Indigenous Communities (2004) in Conference Volume by G. Gopal Reddy, Department of Economics, Osmania University

15. The Tragedy of Common Property Resources: A Special Reference to Karnataka (2001), ISEC Faculty Up-gradation Programme volume

14. Book Review:

1. Krishna Raj (2013): “Land Acquisition, Displacement and Resettlement in Gujarat, 1947-2004” By Lancy Lobo and Shashikant Kumar, Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi 2009 ISBN 9788178299389 in Journal of Social and Economic Development published by ISEC. forthcoming

2. Krishan Raj (2012) “ Economic Reforms in India and China: Emerging Issues and Challenges” in Journal of Social and Economic Development , 2012 forthcoming

3. Krishna Raj (2011) “Knowledge Economy: The Indian Challenge” in Journal of Social and Economic Development Volume: 13 Source Issue: 2 July-Dec, 2011.

15. Working Papers:

1. Unlocking Livelihood Opportunities for Forest Dwellers in Nagarhole National Park, Forthcoming

2. An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Deforestation in Kodagu District, Forthcoming

3. “Where all the water has gone? Unreliable water supply in Bangalore City” forthcoming

16. News Paper articles:

1. Published analysis of Union Budget 2010-11 on "Slum Muktha Desha Kanabhavude" in Kannada Prabha New Paper dated 1st March, 2010.

2. Budget analysis “Agricultural budget cannot be defended scientifically” in Vijaya Karnataka News paper dated 26 th February, 2011.

17. Research Paper Presented at National and International Conferences, Seminars and Workshops:

1. Paper presentation on “Climate change, Efficiency of Water Supply and Demand Management in Bangalore” at Seminar organised by Social Science Forum of Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore on 6 th August, 2013.

2. Presentation on “Water Resource Management for Sustainable Development in Karnataka” in a two day workshop on the preparation of technical note on the Vision for the Approach Paper on the XII Five Year Plan of Karnataka organised by ISEC and Department of Planning and Statistic, Government of Karnataka on 30 th and 31 st May 2011

3. Research paper entitled “Economics of Forest Dependence: The Evidences from Nagarhole National Park, Western Ghats of Karnataka” is accepted publication and presentation by the organizing committee of National Conference on Governing Forest Resources for Economic Outcome to be held during June 23-25, 2011 at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata.

4. Paper entitled “Sprawling Urbanization and Challenges of Water Supply in Bangalore City” presented in Two-Day National Seminar on Dimensions of Urbanization and Development in India organized by SBRR Mahajana First Grade College and State Institute for Urban Development on24th and 25 th March, 2011.

5. Invited as resource person for Workshop on Forests and Folklore of Tribal Community in Karnataka organized by Department of Tribal studies, Kannada University of Hampi, on 21-23 rd January, 2011.

6. Paper entitled “Frontiers of Social Science Research: Emerging Areas, Designing Research Proposal and Funding Agencies” presented at NAAC Sponsored Two-Day State Level Seminar on “Quality Sustenance and Enhancement through Promotion of Research Culture in Colleges” organized by Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya college for Women, Bangalore on 5 th and 6 th October, 2010.

7. Paper presented on “Unemployment and Employment in Government-Private Service Sectors” at the Two-day National Conference on “World Economic Crisis: Growing Unemployment and Alternatives” organized by Democratic Youth Federation of India on 17-18 th September, 2010.

8. Paper presented at The 16th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2010 organized by Kadoorie Institute, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong paper entitled “Sustainable Management of Urban Water Resources: A Special Reference

to Bangalore city, India” during May 29 th to 2 nd June, 2010 at The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China.

9. Paper presented at International conference on Vulnerability and Resilience of Land Systems in Asia on June 15-17, 2009, at Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China the title of the paper An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Deforestation, Land Vulnerability and Resilience in Western Ghats of India

10. Paper presented at International conference on “Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge” held on 17-20 th December 2007 at Kunming, China. The title of the research paper is “The Economic Value of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood Needs and Protecting Local Ecological Services: With Special Reference to Nagarhole National Park of Western of Ghat of India” Presentation available at: www.iufro.org/uploads/media/S1_CNanjundaiah.pdf

11. Paper presented at the International conference organized by International Society for Ecological Economics, on the topic entitled “Forests versus Peoples’ Livelihood: Where is the Way for Sustainable Development” on 15-18 Dec. 2006, New Delhi.

12. Presented paper on “Economic and Ecological Values of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in managing Protected Areas: A Case Study of Nagarhole National Park.” at the workshop on “Compensation and Rewards for Ecosystem Services” organized by INSEE and ISEC held at IIFM, Bhopal on 4-5th February 2008.

13. Presented paper on the topic “Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights and Protection of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge of Indigenous Communities” at the National Level Conference organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, during April 10 th – 11 th 2004.

14. Paper presented entitled “The Role of Forest Resources in Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Development” at National Seminar organized by Department of Economics, Maharani’s College, Bangalore, During Aug. 25-26, 2004.

15. Paper presented on the topic “Forests, Environment and Local Community: A Case Study of Coorg District”at International Conference Organized by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and Texas A&M University, Texas, USA during July 24-26, 2001.

16. Paper presented on the topic “Institutional Aspects of Resource Management” paper Presented at Faculty Up-gradation Programme in Environmental Economics, Organized by Ecological Economics Unit, sponsored by World Bank during Sept. 10 -Oct. 9 2001.

17. Presented Paper on “Forest Resources and Food Security: Does Devolution Policy Work in Nagarhole National Park? in Two-day National Seminar organized by the DOS in Economics on theme of “Sustainable Food Security: Land, Water and Equity Issues” on 29 th and 30 th March 2007.

18. Presented a paper on “Water Supply and Sanitation Status in Bangalore City” in One Day Workshop Organized by the Environmental and Management Policy Research Institute, Government of Karnataka, on 27 th February 2008 at hotel Capitol, Bangalore

19. Paper entitled “Do Property Rights Really Influence Forest Conservation and Management in Western Ghats of India?” accepted for “The 12 th Biennial Conference of the

International Association for the Study of Commons” held on 14-18, July, 2008 University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England. Paper available at: http://iasc2008.glos.ac.uk/conference%20papers/papers/N/Nanjundaiah_218501.pdf

20. Paper entitled “Forest Resources and Inclusive Growth: Including Excluded” presented at National Seminar on Inclusive Growth: Dimensions and Strategies organized by Christ University, Bangalore on 1 and 2 December 2008.

21. Paper presented on “Dr B R Ambedkar’s contribution towards Monetary and Fiscal Economics” at the Two-Day National Seminar on “Dr. B R Ambedkar and Contemporary Indian Economy” organized by Dr B R Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre, University of Mysore, Mysore on 30 th and 31 st March, 2009.

22. Paper presented at National Seminar on the Urban Growth of Bangalore with special reference to Bangalore Cantonment (1809-2009) on Agrarian Economy to Sprawling Urbanization in Bangalore: A Challenge for Environmental Sustainability on18-20 February 2010 by Department of History, Christ University, Banglaore. 23. Paper presented on Urban Sprawl and Water Supply in Bangalore: A critique of comprehensive development plan-2015 one day national seminar on Emerging Issues in Urban Development on 30th of April 2010 at Dept of Architecture, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.

24. Presented paper on “Forestland and Dalit Land Issues in India at Consultation with Workshop on Dalits and Land Rights in Karnataka Jointly organized by Drist and ISEC March 29-31st at ISI Bangalore.

25. Presented paper on Special Economic Zone and Sustainable Development at the One Day National Conference on SEZ: Pros and Cons organized by Kuvempu University Degree college teachers association at Government Degree College Channagiri.

18. Key note address delivered:

1. Keynote address delivered at “International conference on Water Resources (ICWR)” organized by the Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran, on August, 16-18 th, 2009, The title of the paper “Where all the water has gone? Neither supply-side nor demand-side urban water management in Bangalore City, India” http://www.icwr2009.ir/keynote.php 2. Keynote Address delivered at Three Day National seminar on Global Economic Crisis: Perspectives and Policies on the topic “Global Economic Crisis: Issues and Methodologies in Chirist University, on 14-16th December, 2009. 3. Delivered key note address at the Two Day National Seminar on “An Impact of Globalization on India’s Business Environment” organized by Shri Sanagmeshwara Arts and Commerce College, Chadchan, Bijapura on 8 th and 9 th May 2009.

19. Participation in Live Television Programmes:

1. Delivered invited lecture in Live Education Satellite Programme organized by Pre- University Board, Government of Karnataka for PU College Lecturers of Karnataka state on “ Banking Sector Reforms in India: A Special Reference to M. Narashimam Committee Recommendations on 12 th August, 2010.

2. Delivered Two Lectures in Live Edu-sat Programme at DSERT organized PU Board, Government of Karnataka in Economics for PU College Lectures of Karnataka State on “India’s Status in the World Economy” and “Financial Sector Reforms in India” on 22 nd Sept 2007 on the invitation by the PUC Board, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore.

3. Invited as Resource Person for Karnataka Budget 2010-11 Live discussion and Analysis in TV 9 on 5th March, 2010.

20. Organization of Seminar/Workshop/Conference:

1. Coordinated Two Day National Seminar on “11 th Five Year Plan of Karnataka: Perspectives jointly organized by ISEC and Karnataka State Planning Board, Government of Karnataka on May 4 th and 5 th , 2007.

2. Organized National Seminar jointly with Don Basco Institute of Technology and ISEC on Role of Economics in Societal Change 3rd November, 2009, Bangalore.

21. Special Lectures Delivered on Invitation:

1. Delivered Special Lecture on “Impact of FDI on Indian Economy and Society at Jayanagar Study Centre, Bangalore on 10 th August, 2013

2. Delivered special lecture on “The Role of Market Based Instruments in Conservation and Management of Environmental Resources” to ISEC- NCI (Nordic Countries) International Post Graduate course on 12 th July 2013 at ISEC

3. Delivered special lecture on “Environmental Movements in India” at ISEC- NCI (Nordic Countries) International Post Graduate course on 12th July 2013 at ISEC.

4. Delivered special lecture on “Economic Growth in India and China: A comparative Analysis” at One-Day National Conference organized by China - India Friendship Society on 28 th August, 2011 at Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bangalore.

5. Delivered Two Lectures in Live Edu-sat Programme at DSERT organized for Economics PU College Lectures of Karnataka State on “India’s Status in the World Economy” and “Financial Sector Reforms in India” on 22 nd Sept 2007 on the invitation by the PUC Board, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore.

6. Delivered four Special Lectures on “Environmental Economics” on invitation by the Department of Economics, Kuvempu University, Post Graduate Center Davangere on 6 th and 7 th November 2006.

7. Delivered a special lecture on “WTO and Its Implications on Indian Economy” on invitation by JSS Degree College for Women Jayanagar, Bangalore 8. Delivered two lectures in Refresher Course in Economics and Business Administration, invited by Academic Staff College, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

9. Delivered lecture at NARDIC Course “India’s Environment” on “IPRs and Indian Rural Poor” on 6 th August 2007 organized by the CEENR, ISEC, Bangalore.

10. Delivered two lectures at the faculty Up-gradation Programme organized by the PUC Board Government of Karnataka, on WTO and Its implications for Indian Economy on 22 nd October 2007.

11. A Special Lecture on “Climate Change and Sustainable Development” was delivered by invitation by the Principal of Maharani’s Arts College for Women” on 25 th February 2008.

12. Delivered a Special Lecture at A one day workshop on "COMMUNICATING BIODIVERSITY" as a part of National Environmental Awareness Campaign organized by Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat and Dept. of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore on “Economic Aspects of Biodiversity Conservation” on 29 th August 2008.

13. Project initiation Seminar on “ Valuing Ecotourism in Bandipura and Nagarahole National Parks: Estimating Recreational benefits by using Contingent Valuation and Travel Cost Methods at ISEC on 19 th August 2008.

14. Delivered Special lecture on “India-China: A Comparative Overview on the invitation by the Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College of Science, Arts, and Commerce Bangalore on 18 th September, 2008.

15. Delivered two lectures to NCI-ISEC Post Graduate Course on “Study of the Nature- Society Interface” on “ Deforestation in Western Ghats of India” and Unlocking Livelihood Opportunities for Forest Dwellers in Nagarhole National Park” on 8 th and 9 th December 2008.

16. Invited as resource person for delivering special lecture on “ Economic Strategies for overcoming Recent Global Economic Recession” organized by Kuvempu University Degree College Teachers Association in Tarikere on 28 th February, 2009.

17. Invited as Resource Person for delivering special lecture on “Global Economic Meltdown” organized by Government Arts College, Bangalore on 20 th March, 2009.

18. Invited lecture delivered on the topic “Globalisation Fiasco and the way towards inclusive growth in India” organised by the Economics Teacher Association, Tumkur University, Tumkur, dated 22 nd June, 2010.

19. Delivered Prof. Shivananjaiah memorial lecture at Siddaganga College of arts, Science and Commerce on the topic “India and China: A Comparative Perspective in the Era of Globalisation” Tumkur university, Tumkur, dated 26 th June, 2010.

20. Delivered lecture to NORDIC students at ISEC on “An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes for Deforestation in Western Ghats of India” on 22 nd July 2010.

21. Delivered lecture to NORDIC students at ISEC on “ Unreliable Water Supply: A Study of Unaccounted for Water in Bangalore City” on 20 th July, 2010.

22. Delivered special lecture on invitation on “Frontiers of Social Science Research” at Department of Economics, Periyar University Salem dated 27 th August, 2010.

23. Invited lecture delivered at one-day Economics workshop for P U college lecturers at Sheshadri Puram Degree College, Bangalore on the topic “Dragon versus Tiger in Globalization Era: A Comparative Perspective” on 6 th September, 2010.

22. Participation in Conference, Workshop, Seminar without Papers:

1. Attended as expert at Workshop on "Improving Water Supply Service Levels" on 1st March 2013 at Indian Institute of Human Settlement, in Bangalore and invited by HUDCO, Bangalore

2. Attended Round Table discussion on Environment Sustainability and Climate Change: Karnataka Agenda” presentation by Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics, at Atria Hotel, Bangalore

3. Attended Conference on Conservation of Western ghats in Karnataka organized by Western Ghat Task Force and Department of Forests, Environment and Ecology, Government of Karnataka 28-29th January, 2010, Aranya Bhavana, Bangalore.

4. Attended Three Day “Development Convention” from 22nd -24 th February, 2007 organized by ICSSR and MIDS, Chennai.

5. Attended workshop on “Intellectual Property Management Practices” related to my ongoing project on 26 th November 2006 organized by EU-India cosponsored by CII at Windsor Manor, Bangalore.

6. Attended One Day National Conference on Science Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka and Karnataka Science and Technology Academy on 23 rd August, 2007 at Janana Jyothi Conference Hall, Bangalore.

7. Attended One Day National Seminar on “Construction of National Transfer Accounts for India” on 10 th August 2007 organized by CESP, ISEC, Bangalore.

8. Attended the workshop for the Preparation of Environmental Status Report for Bangalore City on 12th Sept 2007 organized by the Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute, Bangalore.

9. Worked as rapporteur for the two day regional workshop on Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan on 7-8th Sept. 2007 jointly organized by Planning Commission, ISEC, and NABARD.

10. Attended Indo-Norwegian Workshop on Wildlife-Human Interactions: From Conflict to Coexistence in Sustainable Landscapes: Social Science Perspectives, Organized by Indian Institute of Science and Norwegian Institute for Natural Science (NINA) on 10 th and 11 th October 2007.

11. Participated in Three Day “WIPO inter-regional forum on Leveraging Intellectual Property for Knowledge Based Development and National Wealth Creation on 14-16 November 2007 at Hotel Uppal Orchid, New Delhi” Jointly organized by Government of India, World Intellectual Property Organization and Confederation of Indian Industry.

23. Invitation for Public Policy discussion and Recommendation:

1. Economic Survey of Karnataka 2010-11 served as expert for the “Natural Resources and Environment in Karnataka” and made policy recommendations for the government.

2. Invited as expert for providing inputs on common property resources and their conservation for discussion on “Unfinished task of Land reforms in India” by the Central government Committee on Redressing Unfinished task of Land reforms.

3. Invited as expert to workshop to save Western Ghats organized by the Western Ghats Task force and Department of Forest, Ecology, Environment, Government of Karnataka. 4. Workshop on formulating of Karnataka Ground Water Act-2008, conducted at ISEC, Bangalore.

5. Invited as expert for formulating Urban Development Plan-2009 at IIMB, Bangalore by Department of Public Policy and Dr. Ravindra, former chief secretary, Government of Karnataka.

6. Invited as expert for consultative meeting for preparation of SOER, 2011, Bangalore and Karnataka separately by the Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka and EMPRI, Bangalore.

24. Chairing Session in Conference and Seminars:

1. Chaired technical Session at National Seminar on Water Resources Management: Issues and Challenges Maharani Arts, Commerce and Management College, Bangalore 9 th January, 2010.

2. Chaired technical session at International Conference on Water Resources organized by Shahrood University of Technology, Iran, 16-18th August 2009.

3. Chaired technical session at One Day National seminar on the Role of Economics in Societal Change Organized jointly with Don Bosco Institute of Technology and ISEC, Bangalore.

25. Research Projects Completed:

1. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Protection of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge (IEK): Theoretical and Policy Perspectives sponsored by Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore

2. Evaluation study on various programmes/schemes implemented at various Coir production centers in Karnataka sponsored by Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka

3. State of Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangalore for State of Environment Report, Bangalore 2008 sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, Department of Forest, Ecology, and Environment, GOK, GTZ,, EMPRI, Bangalore.

26. Research Project ongoing:

1. Collaborative Research between ISEC and Dr. David Soll, University of Wisconsin (USA) and ISEC on the topic ‘Climate change and Efficiency of Urban Water Supply and Demand Management in Bangalore and New York Cities: A Comparative Study (2013-2014) .

2. “Valuing Eco-tourism in Bandipura and Nagarhole National Parks: Estimating Recreational Benefits by using Travel Cost and Contingent Valuation Methods” sponsored by Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore

3. “Water Resources Management in Karnataka for State of Environment Report, Karnataka 2010” Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, Department of Forest, Ecology, and Environment, GOK, and EMPRI, Bangalore

4. “Economic Instruments for Environmental conservation and Management” Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, Department of Forest, Ecology, and Environment, GOK, and EMPRI, Bangalore

27. Consultancy Work:

1. “Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangalore City” for the State of Environment Report for Bangalore city-2008, sponsored by Government of India and GTZ through EMPRI, Bangalore.

2. Water Resources Management in Karnataka for State of Environment Report, Karnataka 2009, sponsored by the Department of Forest Environment & Ecology, Government of Karnataka, MOEF, GOI, and EMPRI, Bangalore

3. Economic Instruments for Environmental conservation and Management sponsored by the Department of Forest Environment & Ecology, Government of Karnataka, MOEF, GOI, and EMPRI, Bangalore

28. Project Evaluation studies for CAPART (GOI):

1. Carried out project pre-funding appraisal of NGO in Hosadurga on behalf of CAPART, government of India.

2. Carried out mid-term evaluation on implementation and outcome of NODAL NGO programme implemented at Karnataka Regional Organization for Social Services (KROSS), NGO, Bangalore for CAPART, Government of India.

29. Teaching Experience:

1. Teaching experience to the Post Graduate Students at Kuvempu University, Department of Economics, Post Graduate Center, Davagnere, Karnataka, India

2. Coordinating and teaching “Microeconomics Theory paper for Pre-for Pre Ph.D Course at ISEC.

3. Coordinated and taught “Perspectives on Social and Economic Change” paper for Pre-for Pre Ph.D Course at ISEC 2010-11

4. Teaching paper “Data Base on Indian Economy” (Database on India’s Environment (Forests, water) for Pre-for Pre Ph.D Course at ISEC.

30. Ph D Programme Coordinator:

ISEC PhD Programme Coordinator since 1st October 2008- 30 th September, 2010 (Two Years)

31. Ph. D Guidance:

1. Co-supervised Ph D thesis entitled “Economic Valuation of Irrigation Water Using Stated Preference Method: A Case Study in Malaprabha Basin, Karnataka, India”, by Ms Durba Biswas, thesis submitted to University of Mysore on 30 th August, 2010.

2. Presently guiding six Research Scholars for the award of the Ph D degree at ISEC, Bangalore

3. Advisory member of Doctoral Committee of ISEC,

4. Panel of Expert for four research students in Biannual Seminar ISEC

5. Recognized as guide by the Department of Studies in Economics and Cooperation and Institute of Development studies, University of Mysore, and Department of Economics, Kuvempu University.

32. Papers Taught to the PG and Pre Ph.D Students:

1. Microeconomic Theory (ISEC) 2. Perspective on Social and Economic change (ISEC) 3. Environmental, Ecological and Resource Economics (Kuvempu University) 4. International Economics (Kuvempu University) 5. Agricultural Economics (Kuvempu University) 6. Financial Institutions and Markets (Kuvempu University) 7. Contemporary or Emerging Issues of Indian Economy (HUFS, Seoul, SK) 8. Environment and Economic Development in India (HUFS, Seoul, SK)

33. Membership in Academic bodies of Universities

Member Board of Studies in Economics in Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Bellary.

34. Academic Interactions and Paper presentations:

1. Faculty Up gradation Programme in Environmental Economics conducted by ISEC, Bangalore in 2001

2. XIII ICSSR Sponsored Research Methodology Course in Economics conducted by ISEC, Bangalore in 1998 3. Workshop on “Issues in Social Sciences Research and Sustainable Development” organized by M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and University of Madras, Madras, in 2002.

4. Orientation Course conducted by Academic Staff College, JNU, New Delhi in 2000

5. Refresher Course in Economics conducted by Academic Staff College, JNU, New Delhi in 2005

6. Coordinating and teaching Microeconomic Theory Course for the Pre Ph.D Students at ISEC, Bangalore.

35. Membership in Professional Bodies:

1. Indian Economic Association (IEA) Life Member 2. Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), Life Member 3. International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) 4. South Asian Network for Environmental Economics and Development (SANDEE) 5. Internal Union for Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) 6. The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) 7. Global Development Network (GDN)

36. Panel Discussion:

Take part in the Panel discussion on “Forest cover, land rights and industrial prospects” in National Conference on “Governing Forest Resources for Economic Outcome” organised by Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, during June 23-25, 2011.

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. Krishna Raj Associate Professor, Center for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP) Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Nagarbahavi, Bangalore, Pin: 560 072 State of Karnataka, India Phone: +91-80-23215468/2321 5519 +91-80-2321 5592 Ext. 209 (Institute) Cell: +91-9448182611 Fax: +91-080-2321 7008 E-Mails: [email protected]/ [email protected] Web site : http://www.isec.ac.in/nanjundaiah.htm